Project # 10 from Worntorn - Side Stand for Egli Vincent
I spent last weekend on an original 52 Vincent. We did a 900 mile trip, the first big trip for this bike since I got it. I normally ride a 47 , but it is apart right now to provide a temporary engine for the Egli-Vincent project.
The 52 is a very nice bike other than the front side stands. It's as though Phil Vincent and his lead engineer Phil Irving got too cute when designing the front stands. They put one on either side of the bike and made and elaborate spring loaded mechanism that turns the two stands into a bike lift in order to remove the front wheel to fix a flat etc.
The setup works well as a bike lift but sucks the big time as a side stand(s).
I'm going to change it for sure. I had to carry a little block of wood with me to place under the stand keep the bike from falling over. Even at that it was precarious at times.
So for the Egli I thought I would try to come up with a simple but sturdy design that would be light in weight.
The Ossa MAR is a little bike that I have used a lot for years. It has a great little stand that has always held the bike up, generally in uneven terrain to boot.
It's shown in the photo
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